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Boston: 53 memorial pages

of people who were born or died here, or were laid to rest here

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Portrait of Marvin Minsky (1927–2016) – memorial page

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Marvin Minsky

08/09/1927 – 01/24/2016

88 years

American cognitive scientist

Boston
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Portrait of Gunther Schuller (1925–2015) – memorial page

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Gunther Schuller

11/22/1925 – 06/21/2015

89 years

American composer and conductor

Boston
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Family Tree
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Portrait of Ben Bradlee (1921–2014) – memorial page

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Ben Bradlee

08/26/1921 – 10/21/2014

93 years

executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991

Washington, D.C.
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Helen Johns

09/25/1914 – 07/23/2014

99 years

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder

Sumter
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Portrait of Richard Nelson Frye (1920–2014) – memorial page

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Richard Nelson Frye

01/10/1920 – 03/27/2014

94 years

American historian

Boston
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Portrait of Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) – memorial page

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Chinua Achebe

11/16/1930 – 03/21/2013

82 years

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

Boston
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Joseph Edward Murray

04/01/1919 – 11/26/2012

93 years

US surgeon

Boston
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Stephen Dunham

09/14/1964 – 09/14/2012

48 years

European-American actor

Burbank
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Portrait of Donna Summer (1948–2012) – memorial page

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Donna Summer

née LaDonna Adrian Gaines

12/31/1948 – 05/17/2012

63 years

American singer

Naples
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Portrait of Charles Colson (1931–2012) – memorial page

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Charles Colson

10/16/1931 – 04/21/2012

80 years

American lawyer, politician, public servant and Christian advocate

Falls Church
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Portrait of John McCarthy (1927–2011) – memorial page

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John McCarthy

09/04/1927 – 10/24/2011

84 years

American computer scientist and cognitive scientist

Stanford
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Portrait of Baruj Benacerraf (1920–2011) – memorial page

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Baruj Benacerraf

10/29/1920 – 08/02/2011

90 years

Venezuelan-American immunologist

Boston
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Portrait of Jelena Georgijewna Bonner (1923–2011) – memorial page

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Jelena Georgijewna Bonner

02/15/1923 – 06/18/2011

88 years

human rights activist in the former Soviet Union; wife of dissident Andrei Sakharov

Boston
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Portrait of Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011) – memorial page

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Geraldine Ferraro

08/26/1935 – 03/26/2011

75 years

American politician

Boston
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Portrait of Keith Edward Elam (1961–2010) – memorial page

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Keith Edward Elam

07/17/1961 – 04/19/2010

48 years

American rapper

New York City
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Portrait of George Russell (1923–2009) – memorial page

Memorial

George Russell

06/23/1923 – 07/27/2009

86 years

American pianist and composer

Boston
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Portrait of Charlie Mariano (1923–2009) – memorial page

Memorial

Charlie Mariano

11/12/1923 – 06/16/2009

85 years

American jazz saxophonist

Köln
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Portrait of Charles Sweeney (1919–2004) – memorial page

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Charles Sweeney

12/27/1919 – 07/16/2004

84 years

United States general

Boston
1
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Portrait of Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943–2004) – memorial page

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Janet AkyĂĽz Mattei

01/02/1943 – 03/22/2004

61 years

Turkish astronomer

Boston
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William Steig

11/14/1907 – 10/03/2003

95 years

American cartoonist, children's illustrator and writer

Boston
2
Family Tree
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Portrait of Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933–2003) – memorial page

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Sadruddin Aga Khan

01/17/1933 – 05/12/2003

70 years

UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Boston
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Portrait of Yousuf Karsh (1908–2002) – memorial page

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Yousuf Karsh

12/23/1908 – 07/13/2002

93 years

Armenian-Canadian photographer

Boston
1
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Portrait of Harold Russell (1859–1927) – memorial page

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Harold Russell

1859 – 04/01/1927

68 years

film and television actor

Salt Lake City Cemetery
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Family Tree
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Portrait of Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) – memorial page

Memorial

Anthony Quinn

04/21/1915 – 06/03/2001

86 years

Mexican and American actor

Boston
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